Adjara
Sign in to saveAdjara ( Ach’ara ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ), is a political-administrative region of Georgia. It is in the country's southwestern corner, on the coast of the Black Sea, near the foot of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, north of Turkey. It is an important tourist destination and includes Georgia's second most populous city of Batumi as its capital. About 401,100 people live on its .
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Adjara is an autonomous region of Georgia located in the country's southwestern corner on the Black Sea coast, near Turkey and the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. It is an important tourist destination that includes Georgia's second-largest city, Batumi, as its capital, and is home to approximately 401,100 people.
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- History
- Ottoman period
- Russian Empire
- Georgian Democratic Republic
- Independent Georgia
- Law and government
- Administrative divisions
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Demographics
- Ethnic groups
- Religion
- Traditional public festivals
- Selimoba
- Shuamtoba
- Machakhloba
- Kolkhoba
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Adjara ( Ach’ara ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ), is a political-administrative region of Georgia. It is in the country's southwestern corner, on the coast of the Black Sea, near the foot of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, north of Turkey. It is an important tourist destination and includes Georgia's second most populous city of Batumi as its capital. About 401,100 people live on its .
Adjara is home to the Adjarians, a regional subgroup of Georgians. The name can be spelled in a number of ways: Ajara, Ajaria, Adjaria, Adzharia, Atchara and Achara. Under the Soviet Union, Adjara was part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic as the Adjarian ASSR. The autonomous status of Adjara is guaranteed under article 6 of the Treaty of Kars.